Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil sees 1,242 COVID-19 deaths, 63,430 new cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil has recorded 63,430 new cases of coronavirus and 1,242 fresh COVID-19 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Les...
Jan 06, 2021
Corporate group urges officials to consider quick removal of Trump
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of a major U.S. business group that represents 14,000 companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Pfizer Inc and Toyota Motor Corp urged se...
Jan 06, 2021
World stunned by violence in U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders on Wednesday expressed shock at the violent protesters who overran the U.S. Congress and attempts to overturn the Nov. 3 presidential election results which dealt ...
Jan 06, 2021
Tyson Foods resumes slaughtering hogs at idled Iowa pork plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said it resumed slaughtering hogs at an Iowa meat plant on Wednesday, three weeks after idling the facility because of a mechanical malfunction. Workers at the plan...
Jan 06, 2021
Australia’s national cabinet to meet early amid UK COVID-19 variant worries
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's national cabinet will meet a month earlier than scheduled on Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, as authorities seek to stop the spread of a more contagious vari...
Jan 06, 2021
Tunisia reports daily coronavirus record of 2,820 cases
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia recorded 2,820 new confirmed coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a record since the start of the pandemic last year. Seventy more deaths were reported, ...
Jan 06, 2021
Prominent activist investors post record 2020 returns despite pandemic-muted activity
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Some investors including William Ackman and Glenn Welling, who push corporations to perform better, posted record-breaking returns in 2020 when activist inves...
Jan 06, 2021
Morocco approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine – Minister
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's health ministry on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said. Morocco ...
Jan 06, 2021
Syrian Air Defense responded to an Israeli attack over south Damascus: state TV
CAIRO - (Reuters) - The Syrian Air Defense responded to an Israeli attack over the southern of the capital Damascus on Wednesday, state TV reported. There was no immediate information of any damages o...
Jan 06, 2021
Inflation expectations rise modestly on expected stimulus
By Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. inflation expectations rose on Wednesday in anticipation of more fiscal stimulus after Democrats secured control of the Senate. With control over both legislat...
Jan 06, 2021
